Connell Foley attorneys recently updated NJBIA members on the status of some of the hundreds of changes made since 2017 to federal immigration rules, including the H-1B visa program, and how it impacts U.S. employers and their hiring practices. Neil Dornbaum and Kathleen Peregoy, the co-chairs of Connell Foley’s Immigration Practice Group, spoke Feb. 4 at an online meeting of the NJBIA Human Resource Council about rules finalized during the Trump administration, including some whose scheduled implementation date […]
Immigration
ICE Extends Permission for Remote 1-9 Document Review through Jan. 31
Employers with workplaces that are operating remotely because of COVID-19 do not have to conduct an in-person I-9 review of identity and work authorization documents through Jan. 31. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has permitted an extension in the rules related to I-9 compliance several times since the pandemic began in March 2020. The […]
ICE Extends Permission for Remote I-9 Document Review Until Dec. 31
Employers with workplaces that are operating remotely because of COVID-19 do not have to conduct an in-person I-9 review of identity and work authorization documents for the rest of the year, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced. The ICE announcement Wednesday extends permission to continue conducting a remote review of required documents for Form I-9 through Dec. 31. This is the fourth time this year ICE has allowed an extension in the rules related to I-9 compliance. […]
Immigrants Get the Job Done
NJBIA, along with Einstein’s Alley and the New Jersey Business Immigration Coalition, honored five immigrant entrepreneurs during a virtual online event today that also celebrated the achievements of New Jersey’s 128,508 immigrant entrepreneurs whose businesses provide jobs for 380,000 people. The online virtual event, “Immigration in NJ: New Ideas, Fresh Perspectives and a Celebration of […]
Form I-9 Update: No Physical Presence Required for Another 30 Days
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced an extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was granted earlier this year. On March 19, 2020, due to precautions implemented by employers and employees associated with COVID-19, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it would exercise prosecutorial discretion to […]